List of foreign EFL Championship players

This is a list of foreign players in the EFL Championship, which commenced play in 2004. The following players must meet both of the following two criteria:

  1. Have played at least one Championship game. Players who were signed by Championship clubs, but only played in lower league, cup and/or European games, or did not play in any competitive games at all, are not included.
  2. Are considered foreign, i.e., outside Great Britain and Ireland, determined by the following:
  • If a player has been capped on international level, the national team is used; if he has been capped by more than one country, the highest level (or the most recent) team is used. These include British/Irish players with dual citizenship.
  • If a player has not been capped on international level, his country of birth is used, except those who were born abroad from British/Irish parents or moved to Great Britain/Ireland at a young age, and those who clearly indicated to have switched his nationality to another nation.

Clubs listed are those the player has played at least one Championship game for—and seasons are those the player has played at least one Championship game in. Note that seasons, not calendar years, are used. For example, "2004–06" indicates that the player has played in every season from 2004–05 to 2005–06, but not necessarily every calendar year from 2004 to 2005

The players in Bold are those who are currently playing in Championship.

Last Updated: 4 August 2024

Albania Albania

Algeria Algeria

Angola Angola

Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina Argentina

Mile Jedinak captained Crystal Palace to win the Championship play-offs in 2013.

Australia Australia

Austria Austria

Bangladesh Bangladesh

Barbados Barbados

Belgium Belgium

Benin Benin

Bermuda Bermuda

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil Brazil

Bulgaria Bulgaria

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso

Burundi Burundi

Cameroon Cameroon

Canada Canada

Cape Verde Cape Verde

Central African Republic Central African Republic

Chile Chile

China China

Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei

Colombia Colombia

Comoros Comoros

Congo Republic of the Congo

Congo DR Democratic Republic of the Congo

Costa Rica Costa Rica

Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast

Croatia Croatia

Cuba Cuba

Curaçao Curaçao

Cyprus Cyprus

Czech Republic Czech Republic

Denmark Denmark

Dominican Republic Dominican Republic

Ecuador Ecuador

Egypt Egypt

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea

Estonia Estonia

Faroe Islands Faroe Islands

Finland Finland

France France

Gabon Gabon

Gambia The Gambia

Georgia Georgia (country)

Germany Germany

Ghana Ghana

Gibraltar Gibraltar

Greece Greece

Grenada Grenada

Guadeloupe Guadeloupe

Guatemala Guatemala

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau

Guinea Guinea

Guyana Guyana

Honduras Honduras

Hungary Hungary

Iceland Iceland

Indonesia Indonesia

Iran Iran

Iraq Iraq

Israel Israel

Italy Italy

Jamaica Jamaica

Japan Japan

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

Kenya Kenya

Kosovo Kosovo

Latvia Latvia

Liberia Liberia

Lithuania Lithuania

Luxembourg Luxembourg

Mali Mali

Malta Malta

Martinique Martinique

Mauritania Mauritania

Mauritius Mauritius

Mexico Mexico

Montenegro Montenegro

Montserrat Montserrat

Morocco Morocco

Mozambique Mozambique

Namibia Namibia

Netherlands Netherlands

New Zealand New Zealand

Chris Wood with the Leeds United jersey; he was top goalscorers of the 2016–17 season with 27 goals scored

Nigeria Nigeria

North Macedonia North Macedonia

Norway Norway

Oman Oman

Pakistan Pakistan

Panama Panama

Paraguay Paraguay

Peru Peru

Philippines Philippines

Poland Poland

Portugal Portugal

Romania Romania

Russia Russia

Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia Saint Lucia

Senegal Senegal

Serbia Serbia

Seychelles Seychelles

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone

Slovakia Slovakia

Slovenia Slovenia

Somalia Somalia

South Africa South Africa

South Korea South Korea

Spain Spain

Sudan Sudan

Suriname Suriname

Sweden Sweden

Switzerland Switzerland

Togo Togo

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia Tunisia

Turkey Turkey

Uganda Uganda

Ukraine Ukraine

United States United States

Uruguay Uruguay

Venezuela Venezuela

Zambia Zambia

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

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